"How do you know that she's not just being delayed? Maybe she's hiding." I could feel myself shaking, and I could feel my heart pounding a million miles a minute. "She can't be the one that got caught. Not Sage. Not our leader. Not my best friend."
Olivia winced. "The governor was bragging about it on the radio," she said, looking down and practically mumbling. "He was hoping he'd lure any of us other Refugees out into plain view if he caught one of us. If he knew she was our leader, his bragging would be ten times worse. Besides, we have Lucas now. At least our numbers haven't gone down."
"Are you suggesting that this isn't a disaster? Because it is. Are you trying to pick out something positive in this mess? Look at the world, Olivia. Sage is caught, and we've got to train this rookie Refugee to survive how we do. Companies and shops are being overrun, families are being torn apart, and things are more complicated than ever. We need Sage here."
"I'm not saying that this isn't our biggest problem yet, losing her," explained Olivia. "I'm just saying that there's safety in numbers, and they think we only have three members now that they have Sage, so it will catch them off guard to see that our numbers...